It tops resolutions each new year: Getting in shape. But this year, with the economy sputtering, some local gyms are signing up fewer new members. Other gyms report that existing members are scaling back on such perks as personal trainers and rental lockers.
“We are definitely feeling the pinch as far as new members coming through the door,” said Dominick Finochiaro, general manager of Gold’s Gym in Medford.
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The FDA approval is based on results from a multicenter study comparing catheter ablation to drug therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib). In this randomized clinical trial, catheter ablation was shown to significantly outperform anti-arrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal AFib.
The approval by the FDA also includes the EZ Steer Thermocool navigational catheter, which is a bi-directional Read the rest of this entry »

It looks like chaos, but that’s what dodgeball is all about. Add in a lot of fun and more than a dozen players and you’ve got a pickup game of dodgeball at the 12th Street Gym in Philadelphia. Both men and women play and there are no holds barred.
Lenny Malcolm dropped in for a quick game.
“It stings a little bit but when you’re having so much fun the sting goes away very fast,” he said.
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CHARLESTON — Many legislators view addressing West Virginia’s health problems as a must this year, but no one’s saying fixing those problems will be easy.
Of the many issues, affordable health coverage, substance abuse treatment and mental health services top the list.
As many as 100 health-related bills are expected, according to Delegate Don Perdue, D-Wayne, chairman of the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee.
Perdue and Read the rest of this entry »